Trying to save money on petrol?

Fuel prices in the UK are through the roof at the moment, even though some forecourts are lowering costs.

Now if you want to spend less on filling up, a woman has shared a hack to reduce fuel consumption.

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Anna, who runs the platform Money for Millennials, has a huge following of 108,600 fans on TikTok where she shares her wisdom.

Recently she explained a trick to help Brits with the crippling costs which come with their cars.

She claimed the tip involves using a glass bowl.

Anna said: "Have you heard about this unusual hack to help you reduce your fuel consumption?

"It definitely not fun watching the price of fuel go up at the moment.

"I'm sure – like me – you're thinking, 'how am I going to factor this into my expenses?'

"There's this one trick you can do that affects the way you drive and therefore reduces the amount of fuel you need.

"It's to drive as though you've got a bowl of water on your passenger seat."

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It is thought to encourage motorists to drive more smoothly, making lighter gear changes and reducing harsh braking.

Anna added: "This won't solve the problem of price increase but was an interesting idea… what do you think?"

This style of driving is commonly known as hypermiling which helps you to use little fuel as possible when moving the car.

Hypermiling involves planning routes which are more efficient as they could use less speeding up and braking.

Harsh braking and accelerating can cause the car to use up more fuel.

Driving slowly and steadily are the basics of hypermiling.

Another way to save fuel could be to limit how much heating and cooling you use in the car.

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